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The people closest to us often hold the most potential to cause us harm.
This unsettling notion serves as the foundation for Oxygen’s latest series, The Killer Among Us, presented by Emmy Award-winner Alan Cumming.
“We all seek to build communities at work, in our churches, and among friends. These are the individuals who make us feel accepted, loved, and secure,” Cumming shares in the show’s trailer, which debuted on April 13. “But what do we do when someone within that trusted group is murdered?”
Set to premiere at 7 p.m. ET on May 17, The Killer Among Us will investigate some of America’s most chilling murder cases, unearthing shocking betrayals and killers who blend seamlessly into their surroundings.
“Throughout the season, Cumming guides viewers through stories filled with deception, betrayal, and murder, revealing those who met their end at the hands of someone from their inner circle,” a press release states. “This series is a real-life ‘whodunnit’ that dives into the very heart of communities struck by the unimaginable, leaving everyone questioning who is responsible and why.”
As investigators dig deeper into the shocking crimes, Cumming noted that trust “begins to fracture” in the once tight-knit communities, fueling suspicion and fear.
“Once the search for the truth turns inward, the most terrifying question becomes impossible to escape,” the 61-year-old, who also serves as a producer, remarked. “Is the killer among us?”
The series, produced by Lusid Media, will take viewers from a small town garage to the New York Metropolitan Opera house where a violinist disappeared mid-intermission as detectives race to solve the mysterious crimes and uncover the unlikely culprits.
Zak Weisfeld, Libby Richman, and Brian DeCubellis serve as executive producers on the series.
To find out more about the mysteries uncovered in the first season of The Killer Among Us, read on below:
- When a county treasurer is found murdered in her town garage, Main Street becomes a crime scene where no one can trust their neighbor.
- A university for the deaf serves as a haven in Washington, DC. But when a freshman is brutally murdered, the student body is plunged into terror.
- When a Sarasota, Florida gallery proprietor is found murdered and posed like a grisly sculpture, everyone in the renowned art community fears for their lives.
- When a bride-to-be enters a Yale University building to do research, and vanishes, everyone within the ivy-clad walls becomes a possible suspect.
- A University of Kentucky football standout celebrates his 21st birthday when a gunshot cuts through the night and strikes him dead.
- At New York’s Metropolitan Opera, a violinist is murdered during intermission, leaving everyone in front of and behind the curtain under suspicion.